M.-A. biopic - thumbs down?

Initial reactions to the new Marie-Antoinette biopic, airing over the festive season on BBC2.   Reviews are mostly negative, though the Guardian reviewer enjoyed it....I think I might just give this one a miss.

The French Revolution and the Islamic World

The Collector publishes an article, by Batuhan Asku, on perceptions of the French Revolution in the Islamic World. 

Pastel portraits at Sotheby's

Neil Jeffares has written an essay for Sotheby's, on collecting 18th Century pastels.  

Voltaire in wax

 The Voltaire Foundation blog has a post this month on waxwork images of Voltaire.

Les Liaisons dangereuses

The New European publishes an article by Eleanor Longman-Rood on Les Liaisons dangereuses and its cinematic interpretations.

More on Madame Du Barry

 Here are some more references for the current exhibition at Versailles "Louis XV: the Passions of a King", and the restoration work in the apartment of Madame du Barry.

Napoleon at Peace (review)

The November issue The Critic features a review article by Ruth Scurr on William Doyle's new book Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution, which was published in April.

Clara the Rhinoceros in Amsterdam

 L'Enfilade publishes a review of the exhibition "Clara the Rhinoceros: Superstar of the 18th century", which is showing at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, until 15th January 2023.

New Books Network - October & November

The latest podcasts on the New Books Network include William Doyle on Napoleon and the Peace (2022);  James Kloppenberg, on Rousseau's Social Contract and Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall on The Abbé Grégoire and the French Revolution (2021)

Film from Puy du Fou

Further details are published of Puy du Fou's new feature film Vaincre ou Mourir, directed by Paul Mignot et Vincent Mottez, which is due for general release in France in January 2023.

Marie-Antoinette sale

On 22nd November Christie's in Paris are holding an "Exceptional Sale" which includes two pieces of fine furniture which belonged to Marie Antoinette:

"Doxxing" in Revolutionary Paris

Article by Amanda E Herbert & David N Woodworth, on a cause célèbre of 1791.  A street vendor called Rose Mainville committed suicide when her name appeared in a directory of Parisian prostitutes.